KMSL Northwest Alabama Regional Airport
Muscle Shoals, AL · 1 mile E of MUSCLE SHOALS, AL
Public
Non-towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KMSL
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 550.5 ft
- Coordinates
- 34-44-43.1000N 087-36-36.8000W
- Lat / Long
- 34.7453056, -87.6102222
- Mag. variation
- 03W (2015)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 04/1940
- ARTCC
- MEMPHIS CENTER
- FSS
- ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- MSL (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- 0600-1800 EXC THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, AND NEW YEARS DAY
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- yes
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- ACTVT MALSR RWY 30; REIL RWY 12; PAPI RWY 12; PAPI RWY 18 & 36; HIRL RWY 12/30; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF.
Airport diagram
Range from KMSL
Runways
Longest 6,694 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 6694 x 150 ft. / 2040 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 59.0
Runway 12
- Heading
- 117 magnetic, 114 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 542.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- 52 ft. trees, 1689 ft. from runway, 269 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear
Runway 30
- Heading
- 297 magnetic, 294 true
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 550.2 ft.
- Obstructions
- 68 ft. trees, 2004 ft. from runway, 530 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear
- Dimensions
- 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in fair condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity Operational restrictions
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 30.0
Runway 18
- Heading
- 184 magnetic, 181 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 539.3 ft.
- Obstructions
- 61 ft. tree, 906 ft. from runway, 283 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
Runway 36
- Heading
- 004 magnetic, 001 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 540.9 ft.
- Obstructions
- none
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 6
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- Ctaf/unicom
- 123.05
- Wx Asos
- 119.425 (256-383-2304)
Services
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A 100LL:FUEL AVBL NIGHTS CALL 256-383-2270. AVGAS 100LL SELF SERVE AVBL 24 HRS.
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.